Bust-reducer.



J. M. BODENSIEK.

BUST REDUOBR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21\1E)10.

Q/vi -twc as an UNITED STATES PA JENNIE M. BOD'ENSIEK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 0E ONE-THIRD TO GOTTFRIJED 0. BODENSIEK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AN".D= ONE-THIRD TO FRANK BROAKER. OF

BROOKLYN, YORK.

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Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

Application filed June 21, 1910. Serial No. 568,096.

have invented certain new and useful Im-' provements in Bust-Reducers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved bust-reducer which is intended for wear over the corset, and which is specially intended for use in the summer months when a light and airy garment is desired; and for this purpose the invention consists of a bust-reducer which will be more fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a perspective front-view of my improved bust-reducer, Fig. 2 is a perspective rear-view, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3, 3, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the figures.

Referring to the drawing, a represents the body of my improved bust-reducer which is intended to be worn over and above the upper part of the corset and supported on the shoulders by elastic shoulder-straps b.

The body a of the bust-reducing device is made of sections a of rubber elastic or other fabric, which are connected by means of flexible straps a The bust-reducing device is provided with rear-straps (1 having eyelets 03 through which a lacing string d is passed, the lacing string being conducted around the waist line through loops 6 at the front-part of the body a and tied in front, so as to cause the reducer to adhere snugly over the'corset.

The front-part of the bust-reducing device is provided with a ventilating section f, which is preferably made of an insert of a double layerof gauze or other suitable fabric', that is attached to side straps f and "reinforced at the lower end by means of narrow edge-binding f. At one side of the connected by means of hooks and eyes or in any other suitable manner with the body a so as to permit the convenient closing or opening of the reducer when placing the same in position on or removing it from the bust. The ventilating insert 7 in the front part of the reducer serves for ventilating the bust and for decreasing the weight of the bust-reducer. The proper fit is given by the lacing string arranged at the back of the reducing device, While the elastic body fits snugly to the chest and bust, yields freely to the motion of the same and forms a cool and comfortable bust-reducing appliance for summer wear.

For adapting the bust reducer to the wearer, the hooks and eyes f? may be all hooked, so as to allow greater expansion of the reducer at the unhooked portions, and thereby fit the reducer properly to the per son. Then this is done, the additional ventilative space secured at the unhooked portions is not separately perceptible, as it would; he were the expansion provided for between non-ventilative sections of the reducer, but such additional space forms only an imperceptible addition to the principal front ventilative space, with no chan e in the ventilative character or result 0 the reducer.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A bust-reducer comprising a body-portion of elastic non-ventilative material, and a relatively narrow ventilative insert at the front only of said body-portion extending substantially the full height thereof, said insert being connected permanently at one vertical edge to said body portion, and de tachably fastened by vertically spaced fastening-devices at the other vertical edge thereto, said reducer having lacing means away from said insert.

2. A bust-reducer comprising a body formed of flexible straps, elastic sections, a lacing string connecting the rear-sections of the body, the lower ends of the lacing string In testimony, that T claim the foregoing being passed through loops at the front-part as my invention, I have signed my name in of the body, and tied in the front, an openpresence of two suhsm'ibing witnesses. mesh ventilating insert located at the front J ENN] E M. BODENSIEK. 0f the body-portion, and means located at -Witnesses:

one side of said ventilating insert for open- FANNIE FIsK, I

ing or closing said b0dyporti0n. PAUL Gonmm. 

